Juvenile competency to stand trial has historically involved the intrinsic abilities of a juvenile to understand and appreciate the nature of the proceeding against the juvenile and the juvenile’s ability to assist in his/her defense and communicate effectively with defense counsel. The literature has not addressed the recursive systemic competency process between the juvenile, defense counsel, and hearing officer. This article discusses the communication skills of defense counsel and hearing officers as part of the systemic equation in a juvenile’s competency to stand trial. A case example is used to demonstrate the importance of reasonable accommodations as part of the systemic, recursive interactions between a juvenile and court personnel. The authors conclude with recommendations for training in the areas of linguistics and the psychosocial development of juveniles in the socio‐cultural context in which they live.

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青少年胜任能力：全面了解：合理的住宿条件

少年的审判能力在历史上一直涉及少年的固有能力，即理解和欣赏针对少年的诉讼程序的性质以及少年协助其辩护并与辩护律师进行有效沟通的能力。文献没有涉及少年，辩护律师和听证官之间的递归系统能力过程。本文讨论了辩护律师和听证官的沟通技巧，这是少年胜任审判能力中系统性方程式的一部分。案例举例说明了合理安排的重要性，这是少年和法院人员之间系统的，递归的互动的一部分。